N-oxyalkyl-n&#39;-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidines

ABSTRACT

N-HYDROXYALKYL-N&#39;&#39;-HYDROCARBYL-HEXAHYDROPYRIMIDINES OR N-ALKOXYALKYL-N&#39;&#39;-HYDROCARBYL-HEXAHYDROPYRIMIDINES IN WHICH THE HYDROCARBYL IS SEC-ALKYL OR CYCLOALKYL. A REPRESENTATIVE COMPOUND IS N-METHOXYETHYL=N&#39;&#39;-CYCLOHEXYLHEXAHYDROPYRIMIDINE. THE NOVEL COMPOUNDS POSSESS UTILITY AS ADDITIVIES TO RETARD DETERIORATION OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES DUE TO WEATHERING, OXIDATION, CORROSION ETC., CURING CATALYSTS FOR URETHANES, INTERMIDATES FOR PREPARING PHARMACEUTICALS ETC.

United States Patent N-OXYALKYL-N'-HYI )RdCARBYL-HEXAHYDRO- PYRIMIDINES Henryk A. Cyba, Evanston, IlL, assignor to Universal 011 Products Company, Des Plaines, 111.

N 0 Drawing. Continuation-impart of application Ser. No. 826,721, May 21, 1969, now Patent No. 3,673,186, dated June 27, 1972, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 370,079, May 25, 1964, now Patent No. 3,446,808, dated May 27, 1969. This application Dec. 30, 1971, Ser. No. 214,387

Int. Cl. C07d 51/18 US. Cl. 260-251 R 8 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE N-hydroxyalkyl-N'-hydrocarbyl hexahydropyrimidines or N-alkoxyalkyl N hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine in which the hydrocarbyl is sec-alkyl or cycloalkyl. A representative compound is N-methoxyethyl-N'-cyclohexylhexahydropyrimidine. The novel compounds possess utility as additives to retard deterioration of organic substances due to weathering, oxidation, corrosion, etc., curing catalyst for urethanes, intermediates for preparing pharmaceutcials, etc.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 826,721, filed May 21, 1969, and issued on June 27, 1972 as US. Pat. No. 3,673,186 which, in turn, is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 370,079, filed May 25, 1964 and issued on May 27, 1969 as US. Pat. No. 3,446,808.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The aforesaid patent is directed to borates of N-hydroxyalkyl-N'-hydrocarby1 heterocyclic saturated compounds, including N-hydroxyalkyl-N'-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidines, and to the use thereof as additives in organic substances. Parent application Ser. No. 826,721 is directed to the N-oXyalkyl-N'-hydrocarbyl saturated cyclic diazines, including N-oxyalkyl-N-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidines, as novel compositions of matter and also to use thereof as additives to organic substances or as curing catalysts.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Parent application Ser. No. 826,721 is now limited to the piperazine species, and the present application is directed to the hexahydropyrimidine species.

In one embodiment the present invention relates to a N-oXyalkyl N hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine in which said hydrocarbyl is sec-alkyl or cycloalkyl.

In a specific embodiment the present invention relates to a N-hydroXya1kyl-N'-sec-alkyl-hexahydropyrimidine in which said alkyl contains from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and said sec-alkyl contains from 3 to about 40 carbon atoms.

In another specific embodiment the present invention relates to a N-hydroxya1kyl-N-cycloalkyl-hexahydropyrimidine in which said cycloalkyl contains from 4 to about 12 carbon atoms in the ring.

In another specific embodiment the present invention relates to a N-alkoXyalkyl-N-sec-alkyl-hexahydropyrimidine in which said alkoxy contains from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, said alkyl contains from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and said sec-alkyl contains from 3 to about 40 carbon atoms.

In another specific embodiment the present invention relates to a N-alkoxyalkyl-N'-cycloalkyl-hexahydropyrimidine in which said alkoxy contains from 1 to about 10 3,787,416 Patented Jan. 22, 1974 carbon atoms, said alkyl contains from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and said cycloalkyl contains from 4 to about 12 carbon atoms in the ring.

In still another embodiment the present invention relates to the use of the aforesaid compounds as additives to organic substances or as curing catalysts or as intermediates for the preparation of pharmaceuticals.

The compounds of the present invention comprise N- hydroxyalkyl N sec-alkyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyalkyl-N'-cycloalkyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-alkoxyalkyl N sec-alkyl-hexahydropyrimidine and N-alkoXyalkyl-N'-cycloalkyl hexahydropyrimidine in which the alkyl, sec-alkyl, cycloalkyl and alkoxy moieties are defined as hereinbefore set forth.

When the N-substituent is hydroxyalkyl and the N'- hydrocarbyl substituent is sec-alkyl, preferred compounds comprise those in which the alkyl group contains 2 carbon atoms, although it is understood that the alkyl group may contain 1 or from 3 to about 10 carbon atoms. Illustrative compounds in which the alkyl group contains 2 carbon atoms include N-hydroxyethyl-N'-isopropyl-hexahydropyrimidine N-hydroxy-ethyl-N'-sec-butyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-sec-pentyl-hexahydropyrimidine N-hydroXyethyl-N'-sec-heXyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-sec-heptyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroXyethyl-N'-sec-nonyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-sec-nonyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N-sec-decyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N-sec-undecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroXyethyl-N-sec-dodecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-sec-tridecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-sec-tetradecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N-sec-pentadecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethy1-N-sec-heXadecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroXyethy1-N'-sec-heptadecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroXyethyl-N'-sec-octadecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N-sec-nonadecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroXyethyl-N-sec-eicosyl-hexahydropyrimidine,

etc. When the N-hydrocarbyl substituent is cycloalkyl, the cycloalkyl preferably is cyclohexyl and thus the compound will be N-hydroxyalkyl-N-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine. Other compounds in which the hydrocarbyl substituent is cycloalkyl comprise N-hydroXyethyl-N'-cyclobutyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-cyclopentyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N-cycloheptyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-cyclooctyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-cyclononyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N'hydroXyethyl-N cyclodecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-cycloundecyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyethyl-N'-cyclododecyl-hexahydropyrimidine,

etc. As hereinbefore set forth, it is understood that bydroxyethyl group may be replaced by hydroxymethyl, hydroxypropyl, hydroxybutyl, hydroxypentyl, hydroxyhexyl, hydroxyheptyl, hydroxyoctyl, hydroxynonyl, hydroxydecyl, etc.

When the N-substituent is alkoxyalkyl, the alkoxy group may contain from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and the alkyl group contains from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms. Here again preferred compounds comprise those in which the alkyl group contains 2 carbon atoms and thus illustrative compounds include N-methoxyethyl-N'-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-ethoXyethyl-N'-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxyethyl-N-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrirnidine, N-butoxyethyl-N-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-pentoxyethyl-N'-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-hexoxyethyl-N'-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine,

N-heptoxyethyl-N'-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-octoxyethyl-N'-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-nonoxyethyl-N-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine, and N-decoxyethyl-Nhydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine,

in which the hydrocarbyl group is selected from sec-alkyl of from 3 to about 40 carbon atoms or cycloalkyl of from 4 to about 12 carbon atoms in the cyclic structure. Here again it is understood that the alkyl group may contain 1 or from 3 to about carbon atoms and thus is selected from methyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, etc. Illustrative compounds in this embodiment include N-methoxyethyl-N-sec-hexyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-methoxyethyl-N'-sec-heptyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-methoxyethylN'-sec-octyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-methoxyethyl-N'-sec-nonyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-methoxyethyl-N'-sec-decyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-methoxyethyl-N-cyclohexahydropyrimidine, N-ethoxyethyl-N'-sec-hexyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-ethoxyethyl-N'-sec-heptyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-ethoxyethyl-N'-sec-octyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-ethoxyethyl-N'-sec-nonyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-ethoxyethyl-N-sec-decyl-hexahy-dropyrimidine, N-ethoxyethyl-N'-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxyethyl-N'-sec-hexyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxyethyl-N-sec-heptyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxyethyl-N-sec-octyl-hexahydropyrirnidine, N-propoxyethyl-N-sec-nonyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxyethyl-N-sec-decyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxyethyl-N'-cycl ohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxypropyl-N'-sec-hexyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxypropyl-N'-sec-heptyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxypropyl-N'-sec-octyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxypropyl-N-sec-nonyl-hexahydropyrimidine, N-propoxypropyl-N-sec-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyr- N-propoxypropyl-N'-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

The novel compounds of the present invention are prepared in any suitable manner. In some cases the N- hydroxy-alkyl-hexahydropyrimidine may be purchased in the open market and then is subjected to reductive alkylation. When the N-hydroxyalkyl-hexahydropyrimidine is not available commercially, it may be prepared in any suitable manner. In one method, hexahydropyrimidine may first be subjected to oxyalkylenation and then is subjected to reductive alkylation. In another method hexahydropyrimidine is first subjected to reductive alkylation and then is subjected to oxyalkylenation. The oxyalkylenation is eflfected in any suitable manner and may be accomplished by charging hexahydropyrimidine or N-alkylhexahydropyrimidine into a reaction zone and passing an alkylene oxide and particularly ethylene oxide into the reaction zone. Equal mole proportions of the alkylene oxide and of hexahydropyrimidine are employed. When desired, an excess of one of the reactants may be present in order to insure complete reaction. The oxyalkylenation reaction readily occurs at a low temperature which may range from room temperature to 150 C. in the absence of a catalyst. As hereinbefore set forth, ethylene oxide is preferred. Other alkylene oxides include propylene oxide, butylene oxide, pentylene oxide, hexylene oxide, etc. When the oxyalkylenation is conducted first, the reaction products are fractionated or otherwise treated to separate the mono-oxyalkylenated product from the reaction mixture.

When the N-substituent is alkoxyalkyl, this may be prepared in any suitable manner. In one embodiment hexahydropyrimidine is reacted with an alkoxyalkyl halide as, for example, beta-methoxyethyl chloride, beta-ethoxyethyl chloride, beta-propoxyethyl chloride, beta-butoxyethyl chloride, etc., beta-methoxyethyl bromide, beta-ethoxyethyl bromide, beta-propoxyethyl bromide, beta-butoxyethyl bromide, etc. This reaction is effected by refluxing the reactants in a non-reactive solvent, as, for example, alcohol, ketone, ether, cyclic ether, water, etc., preferably in the presence of a hydrogen halide acceptor such as sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, triethylamine, pyridine, etc. or in the presence of one mole or more excess of the diazine. In another embodiment the N-hydroxyalkylhexahydropyrimidine preferably after being subjected to reductive alkylation to form the corresponding N-hydrocarbyl derivative, is reacted with a suitable reactant, such as dimethyl sulfate, diethyl sulfate, dipropyl sulfate, etc. The reaction generally is effected at room temperature or a moderate elevated temperature, generally not above about 30 C. or it may be effected at temperatures as low as 10 C., and preferably in a solvent such as ketone, ether, tetrahydro furan, water etc. In another embodiment aryl halides such as methyl bromide, ethyl bromide, propyl bromide, butyl bromide and in some cases corresponding chlorides are reacted in the presence of acid acceptors, enumerated above. When the reactant is at low boiling, the reaction is etfected under super-atmospheric pressure which may range from 20 to 500 p.s.i. to maintain the reactants in liquid phase. The methylation, ethylation, etc. is preferably conducted in glacial acetic acid in the presence of 6 N hydrochloric acid or 5 N sulfuric acid.

As hereinbefore set forth, hexahydropyrimidine, N-hydroxyalkyl-hexahydropyrimidine or N-alkoxyalkyl-hexahydropyrimidine is subjected to reductive alkylation. In one embodiment the reductive alkylation is effected using an alkyl ketone in order to prepare the corresponding N- sec-alkyl derivative. Any suitable alkyl ketone may be used and will be selected to produce the desired substituent. Illustrative preferred ketones include acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl propyl ketone, methyl butyl ketone, methyl pentyl ketone, methyl hexyl ketone, methyl heptyl ketone, methyl octyl ketone, methyl nonyl ketone, methyl decyl ketone, etc., diethyl ketone, ethyl propyl ketone, ethyl butyl ketone, ethyl pentyl ketone, ethyl hexyl ketone, ethyl heptyl ketone, ethyl octyl ketone, ethyl nonyl ketone, etc., dipropyl ketone, propyl butyl ketone, propyl pentyl ketone, propyl hexyl ketone, propyl heptyl ketone, propyl octyl ketone, etc., di'butyl ketone, butyl pentyl ketone, butyl hexyl ketone, butyl heptyl ketone, 'butyl octyl ketone, etc., dipentyl ketone, pentyl hexyl ketone, pentyl heptyl ketone, pentyl octyl ketone, etc., dihexyl ketone, hexyl heptyl ketone, hexyl octyl ketone, etc., diheptyl ketone, heptyl octyl ketone, dioctyl ketone, etc. It is understood that the ketone may be of straight or branched chain configuration. In another embodiment a cycloalkyl ketone is used and preferably comprises cyclohexanone. Other cyclic ketones include cyclobutanone, cyclopentanone, cycloheptanone, cyclooctanone, cyclononanone, cyclodecanone, cycloundecanone and cyclododecanone. The ketones are available commercially or may be synthesized as required. A number of ketones and particularly the higher boiling ketones are available as mixtures which are either products or byproducts of commercial operations. These mixtures generally are available at comparatively low cost and, as another advantage of the present invention, the mixtures may be used without the added time and expense of separating specific compounds in pure state. One such mixture available commercially is Stearone which is diheptadecyl ketone.

The reductive alkylation of the ketone and hexahydropyrimidine is etfected in any suitable manner. The mole ratio of ketone to hexahydropyrimidine to be reacted is 1 mole of ketone per mole of hexahydropyrimidine. When reacting an N-hydroxyalkyl-hexahydropyrimidine, and excess of ketone preferably is employed to insure complete reaction and this excess may range up to about 20 mole proportions of ketone per 1 mole proportion of hexahydropyrimidine. The reductive alkylation is efl'ected in the presence of hydrogen and a suitable reductive alkylation catalyst in one step, which may be either continuous or batch type operation. Any suitable reductive alkylation catalyst is employed including those containing nickel platinum, palladium, etc., preferably composited with 5 decoxybenzophenone, 2,2'-dihydroxy-4-octadecoxybenzophenone, etc., in general any alkoxy or cycloalkoxy substituted 2,2'-dihydroxybenzophenone, Z-hydroxy 4' octoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-decoxybenzophenone, 2- l1ydroxy-4'-dodecoxy, etc., and in general any alkoxy or cycloalkoxy substituted 2-hydroxybenzophenone. Other ultraviolet light stabilzers include nickel-bis-dithiocarbamates and especially nickel bis dibutyldithoicarbamate, nickel bis dihydroxypolyalkylphenol sulfides, especially [2,2-thiobis-(4-t-octylphenolato)] n butylamine nickel (II), dilauryl beta-mereaptodipropionate, dihydroxytetraalkyl sulfides, dihydroxytetraalkyl methanes, various trithiophosphites as trilaurylthiophosphite, dialkylphosphites, trialkylphosphites, high molecular weight nitriles, various Mannich bases, various N-hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles such as 2-(2-hydroxy-5'-octylphenyl) benzotriazole( 2- (2-hydroxy-5-dodecylphenyl)-benzotriazole, 2 (2'-hydroxy-5-octoxyphenyl)-benzotriazole, 2-(2'-hydroxy 5'- such as 2-(2'-hydroxy-5octylphenyl) benzotirazole (2- dodecoxyphenyl)-benzotriazole, Tinuvin 326, etc., in general, any alkyl or alkoxyphenyl substituted benzotriazole, etc. The additional inhibitor may be used in a concentration of from about 1% to about 75% by weight of the compound of the present invention. Generally, the additional inhibitor Will be used in a concentration within the range of from about 0.001% to about 3% and more particularly from about 0.01% to about 2% by weight of the substrate. 7

The additive of the present invention will be used in a stabilizing concentration which will depend upon the particular substrate. The additive may be used in a concentration as low as 0.0001% to about 25% but generally will be used in a concentration of from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the substrate. When used in hydrocarbon distillate and particularly gasoline, the additive generally is used in a concentration of from about 0.0001% to about 0.5%. The additive is incorporated in the substrate in any suitable manner. For example, when it is incorporated into a plastic, resin or the like, it may be added to the hot melt with stirring, generally in a B'anbury mixer, extruder or other device. When it is added to a liquid, it is incorporated into the liquid with intimate stirring. When it is added to a multi-component mixture, as, for example, grease, it may be added to one of the components and, in this manner, incorporated into the final mix or it may be added directly into the final mix.

The additive of the present invention may be utilized as such or prepared as a solution in a suitable solvent including alcohols and particularly methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc., hydrocarbons and particularly benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene, Decalin, etc.

In still another embodiment the compounds of the present invention are used as intermediates in the preparation of pharmaceuticals. The specific compound will be selected for use in the preparation of pharmaceuticals having specific applications.

The following examples are introduced to illustrate further the novelty and utility of the present invention but not with the intention of unduly limiting the same.

EXAMPLE I The compound of this example is N-hydroxyethyl-N'- sec-octyl-hexahydropyrimidine and is prepared as follows. Hydroxyethyl-hexahydropyrimidine is subjected to reductive alkylation by reacting 240 g. of the hydroxyethylhexahydropyrimidine and 500 g. of methyl hexyl ketone at 160 C. in the presence of 100 atmospheres of hydrogen and an alumina-platinum catalyst containing about 0.3% by weight of platinum. The resultant N-hydroxyethyl-N- sec-octyl-hexahydropyrimidine is separated from excess hydrogen and unreacted products. It will have a basic mole combining weight of about 121 which corresponds to the theoretical basic mole combining weight of 121.'

i 8 EXAMPLE II The compound of this example is N-(2-hydroxyethyl)- N'-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine and is prepared by subjecting g. of N-(Z-hydroxyethyl)-hexahydropyrimidine to reductive alkylation with 200 g. of cyclohexanone at a temperature of C. in a 1800 liter rocking autoclave, in contact with 50 g. of a sulfided alumina-platinum catalyst under an imposed hydrogen pressure of 100 atmospheres. After the theoretical amount of hydrogen is consumed, the reaction is discontinued and the reaction products are allowed to cool to room temperature. The efiiuent products then are filtered to recover N-(Z-hydroxyethyl) -N'-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

EXAMPLE III The compound of this example is N-(3-hydroxypropyl)- N'-cyclohexyl hexahydropyrimidine. Hexahydropyrimidine is oxypropylenated by reacting equal mole' proportions of propylene oxide with hexahydropyrimidine, and the resulting N-hydroxypropyl hexahydropyrimidine is subjected to reductive alkylation with cyclohexanone in the presence of an alumina-platinum catalyst.

EXAMPLE IV The compound of this example is N-hydroxyethyl-N'- decyl-hexahydropyrimidine. It is prepared by the oxyethylenation of hexahydropyrimidine by reacting equal mole proportions of ethylene oxide and hexahydropyrimidine at room temperature. The resultant N-hydroxyethylhexahydropyrimidine is subjected to reductive alkylation with methyl octyl ketone at C. in the presence of hydrogen and an alumina-platinum catalyst containing about 0.3 by weight of platinum.

EXAMPLE V The compound of this example is N-methoxyethyl-N'- cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine and is prepared by reductively alkylating 200 g. of N-methoxyethyl-hexahydropyrimidine with 400 g. of cyclohexanone at a temperature of 160 C. under a hydrogen pressure of 100 atmospheres in contact with 50 g. of a sulfided platinum-alumina catalyst. The reaction is effected in an 1800 cc. rocking autoclave. After completion of the reaction, which is determined when hydrogen is no longer consumed, the reaction products are cooled, filtered to remove the catalyst and then distilled to recover N-methoxyethyl-N'-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

EXAMPLE VI As hereinbefore set forth the compound of the present invention may be used as a weathering agent in plastic.

The plastic of this example is solid polypropylene. The solid polypropylene without inhibitor is stated to have properties substantially as follows.

TABLE I Specific gravity 0.9100.920 Refractive index, n 1.510 Heat distortion temperature:

At 66 p.s.i. load C 116 At 264 p.s.i. load C 66 Tensile yield strength, p.s.i. (ASTM D638- 5ST) (0.2. per min.) 4700' Total elongation, percent 300-400 Stiffness flexural (ASTM D747-50), 10

p.s.i. 1.8 Shore Hardness (ASTM D676-55T) 74D The polypropylene is milled in a two-roll heated mill of conventional commercial design and the additive, when employed, is incorporated in the sample during the milling. The samples are pressed into sheets of about 17 mil thickness and cut into plaques of about 1%" x 1 /2". The plaques are inserted into plastic holders afiixed onto a rotating drum and exposed to carbon arc rays at about 52 C. in a Weather-Ometer. The samples are examined suitable support. A particularly preferred catalyst comprises a composite of platinum and alumina, which may or may not contain combined halogen. The platinum generally is present in the catalyst in a concentration of from about 0.1% to about 2% by weight of the final catalyst and the halogen, when present, is in a concentration of total halogen of from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight of the final catalyst, the halogen preferably comprising fluorine and/or chlorine. Another suitable catalyst comprises an intimate mixture of copper oxide, chromium oxide and barium oxide. When using the platinum catalyst, the temperature generally will be within the range of from about 90 to about 260 C. and the hydrogen pressure will be from about 100 to about 3000 pounds per square inch or more.

In a continuous type operation, the catalyst is disposed as a fixed bed in a reaction zone and the hexahydropyrimidine or N-hydroxyalkyl hexahydropyrimidine, ketone and hydrogen, at the required temperature and pressure, are passed through the catalyst in either upward or downward flow. The reactor effluent is separated into a hydrogen stream and unreacted products, all or part of which may be recycled to the reaction zone, and the alkylated hexahydropyrimidine is separated from the other products. In a batch type operation the hexahydropyrimidine or N- hydroxyalkyl hexahydropyrimidine, ketone and catalyst are disposed in a reaction zone which is pressured with hydrogen and then heated to desired temperature. After cooling, the products are separated to recover the alkylated hexahydropyrimidine. While the 1-step process generally is preferred it is understood that the reaction may be effected in two steps. In the first step, effected in the absence of hydrogen, the Schiff base is first prepared and then is hydrogenated in a separate step to form the desired alkylated compound.

The novel compounds of the present invention possess varied utility. In one embodiment they are used in substrates exposed to weather and in this embodiment the compounds of the present invention serve as weathering stabilizers. Deterioration due to weathering includes oxidation, generally enhanced in the presence of ultraviolet light, thermal effects, etc. In another' embodiment the compounds of the present invention are effective antioxidants and stabilizers I particularly for petroleum products.

' In still another embodiment the compounds of the present invention serve as corrosion inhibitors.

The substrates normally subjected to exposure to weathering, which may be stabilized by the compounds of the present invention, include plastics, resins, paints, varnish, other coating, fiber, textile, etc. The plastics include polyolefins and particularlypolyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, mixed ethylene propylene polymers, mixed ethylene butylene polymers, mixed propylene butylene polymers, terpolymers prepared from monoolefins and diolefins, etc. Other plastics and resins which may be stabilized by the compounds of the present invention include polystyrene, polyphenyl ether, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers, polyvinyl chloride and other vinyl resins which are derived from monomers such as vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, vinylidine chloride, etc. or those vinyl type resins comprising copolymers of vinyl chloride with acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, vinylidine chloride, alkyl acrylates, alkyl methacrylates, alkyl maleates, alkyl fumarates, polyvinyl butyral, etc., or mixtures thereof. Still other plastics are in the textile class and include nylon (polyamide), Perlon L or 6-nylon (polyamide), Dacron (terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol), Orlon .(polyacrylonitrile), Dynel (copolymer of acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride), Acrilan (polyacrylonitrile modified with vinyl acetate), Saran (copolymer of vinylidine chloride and vinyl chloride), rayon, etc. Still other plastics which may be stabilized'in accordance with the present invention include polyurethanes, both the urethane .foam and the rigid resin, epoxy resin, polycarbonates,

melamine formaldehyde resins, acryloid plastics, polyacetals, especially polyformaldehydes, polyesters, including linear or cross-linked, reinforced polyesters, etc. In another embodiment the compounds of the present invention are used as additives in rubber, which may be natural or synthetic and are comprised of polymers of conjugated 1,3-dienes, either as polymers thereof or as copolymers thereof with other polymerizable compounds.

The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful as curing agents for plastics and resins which undergo curing during the manufacture thereof, including particularly polyurethane and polyurethane foams. The polyurethanes generally are prepared by the reaction of an isocyanate with a polyol and/or polyester as, for ex ample, by the reaction of toluene-2,4-diisocyanate with polytetramethyleneether glycol, alone or in combination with other additional diols and/or diisocyanates. In still another embodiment the compound is used as a curing agent for epoxy resins. The epoxy resins are formed by the reaction of a 1,2-epoxy compound and a dihydric phenol or polyalcohol as, for example, the reaction of an epichlorohydrin with bisphenol-A[2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane]. In still another embodiment the compound is used as a curing agent in polycarbonates. The polycarbonates comprise polyesters of carbonic acid, which are derived from dihydroxyl compounds in which the hydroxyl groups are directly attached to aromatic rings as, for example, the polyester prepared by reacting carbonic acid and bisphenol-A. In general, the curing agent is employed in a concentration of from 0.1% to about 1% by weight of the reaction mixture.

The compounds of the present invention also are of particular utility as additives in other organic substances and particularly hydrocarbon distillates. Illustrative hydrocarbon distillates include gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, solvents, fuel oil, burner oil, range oil, diesel oil, marine oil, turbine oil, cutting oil, rolling oil, soluble oil, drawing oil, slushing oil, lubricating oil, fingerprint remover, wax, fat, grease, etc. In the oils, the compounds of the present invention serve to inhibit oxidative deterioration, thermal deterioration, etc., thereby retarding and/ or preventing sediment formation, dispersion of sediment when formed, preventing and/ or retarding discoloration, rust or corrosion inhibitor, detergent, etc. In gasoline, the additive improves the combustion characteristics of the gasoline.

In many applications it is advantageous to utilize the compounds of the present invention in conjunction with other additives. For example, particularly improved results are obtained in the stabilization of plastics, apparently due to a synergistic effect, when the compound of the present invention is used in admixture with a phenolic antioxidant including particularly 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-methylphenol. Other inhibitors which may be used generally will be of the phenolic or amine type and include phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine, phenyl-beta-naphthylamine, phenothiazine, Nonox WSP, Nonox Cl, dialkylated phenols, trialkylated phenols including 2,4 dimethyl-6- tertiarybutylphenol, etc., Santonox R, Santowhite, alkylalkoxyphenols, 2246 (2,2'-methylene-bis- (4-methyl-6-tertbutylphenol) and 425 (2,2'-methylene-bis-(4 ethyl 6- tert-butylphenol) (American Cyanamid), diphenyl-pphenylene-diamine, 1,1,3-tris-(2-methyl-4-hydroxy 5 tbutylphenyl)-butane, 703 (2,6 di tert butyl alphadimethylamino p cresol) (Ethyl Corporation), 4,4- bis-(2-methyl-G-tert-butylphenol); 4,4 thio bis (6- tert-butylo-cresol; 4,4'-bis (2,6 di tert butylphenol); 4,4 methylene bis (2,6 di tert butylphenol); Salol (salicylic acid esters), p-octyl-phenylsalicylate, various phosgene alkylated phenol reaction products, various alkoxyalkyldihydroxybenzophenones, polyalkyldihydrobenzophenones, tetrahydroxybenzophenones, 2,4,5 trihydroxybutyrophenone, etc., and especially such hydroxybenzophenones as 2,2'-dihydr0xy-4-octoxybenzophenone, 2,2-dihydroxy-4-decoxybenzophenone, 2,2'-dihydroxy 4- periodically by infrared analysis to determine the carbonyl band at 1715 cm. which is reported as the carbonyl number. The higher intensity of the carbonyl band indicates a higher carbonyl concentration (expressed as carbonyl number) and accordingly increased deterioration.

A sample of the polypropylene without inhibitor develops a carbonyl number of greater than 1000 Within 120 hours of exposure in the Weather-Ometer. In contrast, a sample of the solid polypropylene containing 1% by weight of N-(Z-hydroxyethyl)-N-sec-octyl-hexahydropyrimidine, prepared as described in Example I, and 0.15% by weight of 2,6-di-tertiary-butyl-4-methylphenol does not develop a carbonyl number of greater than 1000 until more than 800 hours of exposure in the Weather-Ometer.

EXAMPLE VII As hereinbefore set forth the compounds of the present invention also are particularly useful as additives to hydrocarbon distillates. This example illustrates the use of a compound of the present invention as an additive to fuel oil to prevent sediment formation therein. In this example, the fuel oil is a light cycle oil, which is in the No. 2 fuel oil range, and is evaluated in a 1-day fuel oil stability test. This test consists in heating the oil for 16 hours at 100 C. in an oxygen medium 'and then determining the sediment in the oil. The uninhibited oil, when evaluated in the above manner, contains 15.4 mg./ 100 ml. of sediment. Another sample of the oil containing 32 parts per million of N-hydroxyethyl-N'-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine, prepared as described in Example II, contains less than 2.5 mg./ 100 ml. of sediment.

EXAMPLE VIII Another method of evaluating fuel oils is in a three month storage test at 100 F. The oil is an uninhibited No. 2 commercial fuel oil, which, when evaluated in the above manner, contained 3.1 mg./ 100 ml. of sediment. Another sample of the oil is prepared to contain 60 parts per million of N-hydroxyethyl-N'-cyclohexyl-hexahydro pyrimidine, prepared as described in Example II, and 2 parts per million of disalicylal diaminopropane metal deactivator. When evaluated in the three months storage test, this sample contains less than 1 mg./ 100 ml. of sediment.

EXAMPLE IX This example describes the use of a compound of the present invention as a curing catalyst in polyurethane. A urethane cushion is formed by mixing together for 10 minutes at room temperature 404 g. of commercial poly- 10 ethertriol G-3530 (reaction product of propylene oxide and glycerin), 4.0 g. of polymeric silicone surfactant L- 540, 14.1 g. of deionized water, 1.0 g. of N-methoxyethyl- N'-cyclohexyl hexahydropyrimidine, prepared as described in Example V and 1.2 g. of n-lauryl morpholine. Then 0.6 of stabilized stannous octoate T-9 (the stabilizer comprising 2,6-di-tertiaryl-buty1-4-methylphenol) are added and the mixture is further stirred for 2 minutes at room temperature. Finally 175 g. of toluene di-iso-cyanate (I-Iylene TM) is added and the mixture is stirred for 7 seconds, after which the mixture is poured into a mold which was preheated to a temperature of 105 F. and which was pretreated with a mold releasing agent. The foam is then cured in an air circulating oven for 25 minutes at 300 F. Higher I.L.D. (indentation load deflection) values at 25%, and deflection are obtained than when using conventional curing catalysts.

I claim as my invention:

1. Noxyalkyl-N'-hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine in which said oxyalkyl is hydroxyalkyl or alkoxyalkyl in which said alkoxy contains from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, said alkyl contains from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and said hydrocarbyl is sec-alkyl of from 3 to 20 carbon atoms or cycloalkyl of from 4 to 12 carbon atoms.

2. The compound of claim 1 being N-hydroxyalkyl-N'- hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

3. The compound of claim 2 being Nhydroxyethyl-N sec-octyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

4. The compound of claim 2 being N-hydroxyalkyl-N- cycloalkyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

5. The compound of claim 4 being N-hydroxyethyl- N'-cyclohexyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

6. The compound of claim 1 being N-alkoxyalkyl-N'- hydrocarbyl-hexahydropyrimidine in which said alkoxy moiety contains from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms.

7. The compound of claim 6 being N-alkoxyalkyl-N- sec-alkyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

8. The compound of claim 6 being N-alkoxyalkyl-N'- cycloakyl-hexahydropyrimidine.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,673,186 6/1972 Cyba 260268 DONALD G. DAUS, Primary Examiner R. V. RUSH, Assistant Examiner U.S. c1. xn. 

